Utica native Lech Kowalski traveled from his new home in Europe to show his hydrofracking film at Hamilton College.

His film, “Drill Baby Drill,” is part of a month-long film series, Forum for Image and Language in Motion. Organized by visiting professor Scott MacDonald, the film will be show at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Bradford Auditorium at Hamilton College.

“These are all films you’d be unlikely to find your way to either on TV or at a local multiplex,” MacDonald said. “You wouldn’t know what they were if you were just scrolling through (channels) but they’re pretty amazing.”

Not to say all the films are obscure, MacDonald said, but they don’t always make it to the Mohawk Valley. The films have been shown in major film festivals and some have been reviewed in the New York Times.

Besides the lineup of independent films, MacDonald said this series is unusual because the college is funding and supporting many filmmakers.

The films, however, aren’t only for the college community, and MacDonald said he hopes the entire region can use it as a resource.

“It seems to me that if you choose the right films, then it’s relevant to so many disciplines,” MacDonald said. “And they form kind of an educational nexus.”

Kowalski, who said he has been a filmmaker his whole life, premiered his film last week at the Uptown Theatre in Utica. He said the film drew more than 350 people.

The film, about a group of Polish farmers who fight the government’s attempt to install a gas well in their village, is showing around the world. Kowalski said he hopes people leave the film feeling hopeful.

“It’s not an activist film,” Kowalski said. “It’s a film to get people thinking about people who have less and less power. It shows hope and that people can really do something if they want to and how they can organize and take control of situations.”

Other upcoming films include: “Walk Away Renee” on April 21, “People’s Park” on April 28 and “First Comes Love” on May 5. They all will be shown at 2 p.m. in Bradford Auditorium at Hamilton College.

All filmmakers will be available to answer questions and speak one-on-one with audience members after the showing. The films are free and open to the public.